Beginner exercise

Frog Sit-Up

Also called Frog Crunch

  • Muscle Growth
  • Calisthenics

Technique

How to perform Frog Sit-Up

  1. Lie on your back with your knees bent outward and the soles of your feet together.
  2. Place your feet at a comfortable distance from your hips without forcing the knees toward the floor.
  3. Cross your arms over your chest, with each hand resting near the opposite shoulder.
  4. Curl your upper torso toward your pelvis while keeping your lower back in contact with the floor.
  5. Pause briefly with your upper back lifted; do not continue into a full seated position.
  6. Lower your upper back to the floor under control and repeat.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Rectus Abdominis.

MuscleScoreRole
Rectus Abdominis1.0Target, Mover
External Oblique0.5Synergist, Mover
Internal Oblique0.5Synergist, Mover

Calisthenics graph

Progression relationships

These relationships describe graph position, not personal readiness.

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